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Placeit

Instant mockups, logos, and videos in your browser

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Acquired★4.4ratingPricing · Freemium from $15/moStable

What happened to Placeit?

Placeit was acquired by Envato in 2018.

Envato acquired Placeit in Jul 2018. Placeit still operates.

Source: startupdaily.net ↗Its AI Graveyard record →AI products shut down or acquired before 2021 →

The FalcoScan Intel PanelPlaceit · Design
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Low
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.4
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Placeit does

Placeit by Envato offers 100,000+ design templates — mockups, logos, videos, and social graphics — all customizable in the browser. No software needed. Subscription gives unlimited access to the entire library.

How Placeit compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Placeit does. Among the 2 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Illustrator at $20 a month and the median is $24.50. Placeit starts at $15 a month, below that median. None of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Placeit. Placeit offers a web app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app. Placeit was founded in 2013; the alternatives were founded between 1987 and 2014, 1 of them earlier. Placeit has no single headquarters on record; its alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States, the Netherlands and Australia.

Market position · Design

How Placeit compares in Design

Placeit has low opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 352 live Design tools on FalcoScan. Across Design, the average opportunity score is 52.4 and the average saturation score 41.5. FalcoScan rates Placeit's own market position as contested. 54 of the 352 operating Design tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 23 shutdowns in the category.

Placeit compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
PlaceitFounded 2013 · Remote-firstLowContestedFreemium$15/moYesNoWebStable
VismeFounded 2013 · Rockville, United StatesLowContestedFreemium$29/moYesNoWebStable
Framer TemplatesFounded 2014 · Amsterdam, NetherlandsModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebRising
IllustratorFounded 1987 · San Francisco, United StatesLowContestedPaid$20/moNoNoDesktopStable
Canva Brand KitFounded 2013 · Sydney, AustraliaModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWeb, MobileStable
Mockup World ProFounded 2014ModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Design.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Placeit exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Automation
Industry Verticals
MarketingEcommerce
Tagged

Placeit shows up when builders search for these

mockupslogosvideotemplatesbrowser-based
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Questions

Placeit: common questions

Is Placeit still running?

Yes. Placeit was acquired by Envato in 2018. Envato acquired Placeit in Jul 2018. Placeit still operates.

Who acquired Placeit?

Envato acquired Placeit in 2018 (startupdaily.net).

Source: startupdaily.net ↗

Is Placeit free?

Placeit has a free tier, with paid plans from $15 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Placeit?

The closest alternatives to Placeit that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Visme, Framer Templates, Illustrator, Canva Brand Kit, and Mockup World Pro.

Where is Placeit based?

Placeit has no single headquarters: FalcoScan's records list it as a distributed, remote-first company.

Does Placeit have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Placeit.

Who is Placeit for?

Placeit is built for entrepreneurs, marketers, and creators.

How do I sign in to Placeit?

Sign in on Placeit's own website, placeit.net. FalcoScan reviews Placeit but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Placeit directly.

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